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privateer (enc)

Privateer

Noun1.privateer - an officer or crew member of a privateer
crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew
ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns - English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
2.privateer - a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war

 

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